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GR 140
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F C O 19154OZ JUN 79
TO PRIORITY DELHI
INFO HONG KONG.
TELEGRAM NUMBER 323 OF 19 JUNE
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YOUR TELNO 416: VIETNAMESE REFUGEES.
1. AS WE SEE IT, THE INDIAN POSITION IS A KEY ONE, NOT ONLY CAN
THEY EXERCISE A VITAL ROLE IN THE NON-ALIGNED MOVEMENT BUT THEY
ARE ALSO PROBABLY NOW THE ONLY NON-COMMUNIST POWER ABLE TO EXERCISE
A DIRECT INFLUENCE ON THE VIETNAMESE. WE THEREFORE ATTACH PARTICULAR
IMPORTANCE TO GETTING DESAI TO SEE THIS AS A MORAL ISSUE. I AM SURE
WE CAN RELY ON YOU TO DO ALL YOU CAN TO THIS END.
2. WHEN THE GOVERNOR OF HONG KONG WAS HERE LAST WEEK IT WAS AGREED
THAT IT WOULD BE INVALUABLE IF NON-ALIGNED JOURNALISTS COULD BE
PERSUADED TO FOCUS ON THE PROBLEM OF VIETNAMESE REFUGEES, HONG KONG
WILL DO ALL IT CAN TO HELP ANY VISITORS TO HONG KONG. EMILY
MACFARQUHAR OF THE ECONOMIST HAS SUGGESTED TO ME THAT IT MIGHT BE
WORTH TRYING TO INTEREST PEOPLE SUCH AS IRANI OF THE STATESMAN,
MULGAOKAR OF THE EXPRESS AS WELL AS ROMESH TARPAR. GRATEFUL IF YOU
COULD CONSIDER HOW THIS MIGHT BEST BE FOLLOWED UP.
CARRINGTON
PILES
SEAD
HKG D
PS/MR BLAKER
PSI PUS
SIRA DUFF MR CORTAZZI MR MRAHY
NEWS.D. MR HURR
PS
BS LPS
HURRAY.
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